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## Companion animals, mental health, and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic

This document contains the original surveys, in French and in English, used
for this study.

The English version has the variable codes used for the original
data extraction.

The dataset includes the 23 variables used in the published manuscript.
* D2: province or territory
* region: Canadian geographical regions divided as British Columbia, Prairies
and Territories (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nunavut, Yukon, and Northwest
Territories), Ontario, Québec, and Atlantic (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia,
Prince-Edward-Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador)
* O1: pet ownership
* O8b: change in pet ownership
* P1: pet attitude
* D1: age
* D5: highest level of education
* D67: ethnicity
* D4: gender
* D11: number of people in the household
* D8: yearly income
* E3: change in income since the beginning of the pandemic
* H2: disability
* H1Ax: emotional, psychological or mental health condition
* H4: change in mental health since the beginning of the pandemic
* H56: tested positive to COVID-19 (or household member)
* S: social support
* QOL: quality of life (EQ-5D-5L score converted on the scale developed for Canada)
* GH: self-assessed overall health
* L1: loneliness
* H3: perceived mental health
* Q2: self-reported level of stress
* Q1_cat: anxiety

The variables O8b, D67, H56, S, QOL, and Q1_cat were obtained from the
combination of other variables, which can be obtained by contacting the authors.

The R code includes details for descriptive statistics, Bayesian mixed
univariable and multivariable ordinal and linear models, diagnostics, and plots.

Tables with the estimates of models from stratified data (dog owners-only and 
cat owners-only) were added on Jan. 31, 2022.
